Singer Neil Diamond on Friday kicks off the world tour to promote his new album “Melody Road” at Allentown’s PPL Center – the first music artist to play two shows at the new arena, and Diamond has promised they will be full of hits – and long. The “long” part is, no doubt why Diamond has a day off between the shows. On his tour, which at this point spans 65 performances in 11 countries on three continents over nine months, there’s only once – mid-tour in London – when he’s play consecutive nights. After all, at 74, Diamond’s no kid, and that’s a grueling tour coming up. So what should Diamond do while...

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The “long”...

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